Planning your Arrival
Arrival Weekend
You are expected to arrive in time for 0th week (welcome week), which runs from 6 October 2025 until 10 October 2025. If you are living in College accommodation you may arrive from 27 September 2025 onwards unless your course starts in September (MBA & MPP) or you are attending a Pre-Sessional English Language course. Please note that prior consent by the accommodation team MUST be given for you to arrive early, as your room might not be available before 27 September.
Most students will arrive during welcome weekend (6 – 10 October 2025). Please do let the Academic Office know if you plan to arrive before 27 September 2025 or after welcome weekend.
Please note that you would be charged for College accommodation from the date your tenancy starts on your accommodation contract, even if you were to arrive later.
Parcels and Letters
Unfortunately, it is not possible for the College to receive parcels and post prior to your arrival due to limitations of space. Please schedule items to arrive at the same time or ideally after you arrive at the College to ensure that you are able to collect these promptly. The following postal address should be used: St Antony’s College, 62 Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6JF, UK. This will ensure that your post arrives at the Lodge (which is open 24/7) to be distributed to you via your individual post box (pigeonhole).
Bedding for College Accommodation
A bedding pack can be delivered to your room on arrival at a cost of £36 for a single pack or £60 for a double pack. Please fill in the relevant MS form, which will be shared with you prior to your arrival. The charge will be added to your first battels statement. If you miss the deadline for the form, you will not have bedding on the day.
Fees & making a payment
Your first statement
By early October, you will receive your first ‘battels’ statement via email. Battels refer to your account with the College. The statement will list the fees and charges you need to pay. Please check your personal and St Antony’s College email account. Unfortunately, it is not possible for the College to issue a statement before early October. You can calculate the total amount you will owe by referring to the following table:
| Item | Charge |
|---|---|
| Total course fees for year 1 of your course Exceptions: MBA students pay their course fees direct to the Said Business School and will therefore not have course fees listed on their statement. MPP students who have paid a deposit will have this amount deducted from the total course fees for year 1. | See offer pack. |
| College community charge Compulsory annual charge for all students to use College facilities, to keep meal charges as low as possible and to support the GCR. | £75 |
| College deposit Refundable when your student status at St Antony’s College ends. Exceptions: Current St Antony’s College students starting a new course at the College will not have a College deposit listed. Their previous deposit will be held until they complete their second course. | £250 |
| First payment of rent (if you apply for, and accept, an offer of College accommodation). | Charge to be confirmed – normally 94 nights if the tenancy starts on the standard move in date (4 October 2025) |
Funding source changes
If the way in which you are paying your course fees changes, you must update your financial declaration form. Changes include securing a scholarship or student loan. Contact the Academic and Admissions Officer to update the form, complete the checklist and provide supporting documentation as soon as possible.
Sponsored Students
Where we invoice your sponsor, the course fees will not appear on your battels statement.
US Loans
If you are funded by US federal loans, the fees and charges will be deducted in equal parts through the year. You will receive a statement after each loan disbursement. You do not need to make a payment unless your loan is insufficient to cover the full amount . If there are surplus funds, you will need to open a UK bank account to be able to receive these payments.
Payment plans
If you have a loan or scholarship paid in instalments, it may be possible to arrange a payment plan . Please contact the accounts team if you would like to discuss this. The final decision will rest with the College Bursar. Please note, you are not eligible to apply for a payment plan if you are self or family funded.
Payment methods & deadlines
Your first battels statement is due for payment Saturday 18 October 2025. You do not need to pay before arrival to move in to College accommodation.
Further instructions on how to pay are available here.